The Fog of War and some other news and a rant
I recently saw Fog of War for I think might have been a 2nd time. For some reason I can't remember. It has really good production values. For example, Philip Glass composed an original score for the documentary. The film itself is a political autobiography of sorts by Robert McNamara. I don't know too much about the Vietnam war, but it was still interesting to see a historical figure give his side to a story. Go see it, although I think many of you probably already have.
I just got a new Nintendo DS Lite. It is nice as all hell. It's just a bit bigger than a cigarette box, and does the same thing as a huge 80's era TV and a large SNES console. I'm big on compactibility. Anyway, it turns out I suck at Super Mario Brothers 2 all over again.
It has basically reverted my mindset to a SNES-era state, so that is why my sentence structure has apparently similarly regressed. Or maybe I just haven't posted in a while.
I imported the sucker at a rationalizable cost, but that just means I get to gloat to everyone for the next month until it is released in the states, and 2 months until supply equals demand. I'd take pictures if I had a connectable camera, but I don't.
I imagine this will be the final nail in the coffin that is "Joe having a life." At least until I get a PS3.
Anyway, the DS is pretty sweet. The games are still memory cartridges, but they're cheap to manufacture so per game costs are lower than the PSP. The game selection outnumbers the PSP as well, although graphics are simpler. I chose not to get the PSP simply because I don't want to have to deal with Sony ever again. Their research and design is always excellent, but their insistence on chokingly strict proprietary measures means that consumers and the industry at large suffer as a result. An example you might understand and agree with is the UMD, or the media used by the PSP. Who has the money, time, or desire to buy movies for the PSP that cost as much or more than a DVD? How is this product better? Load times for games are worse than the DS, and are bulkier as well.
This seems pretty irrelevant to me now, but the principle applies to the vast majority of their products, except the PS3, which I'm hoping will be a better buy than the 360. I'll wait and see though.
I just got a new Nintendo DS Lite. It is nice as all hell. It's just a bit bigger than a cigarette box, and does the same thing as a huge 80's era TV and a large SNES console. I'm big on compactibility. Anyway, it turns out I suck at Super Mario Brothers 2 all over again.
It has basically reverted my mindset to a SNES-era state, so that is why my sentence structure has apparently similarly regressed. Or maybe I just haven't posted in a while.
I imported the sucker at a rationalizable cost, but that just means I get to gloat to everyone for the next month until it is released in the states, and 2 months until supply equals demand. I'd take pictures if I had a connectable camera, but I don't.
I imagine this will be the final nail in the coffin that is "Joe having a life." At least until I get a PS3.
Anyway, the DS is pretty sweet. The games are still memory cartridges, but they're cheap to manufacture so per game costs are lower than the PSP. The game selection outnumbers the PSP as well, although graphics are simpler. I chose not to get the PSP simply because I don't want to have to deal with Sony ever again. Their research and design is always excellent, but their insistence on chokingly strict proprietary measures means that consumers and the industry at large suffer as a result. An example you might understand and agree with is the UMD, or the media used by the PSP. Who has the money, time, or desire to buy movies for the PSP that cost as much or more than a DVD? How is this product better? Load times for games are worse than the DS, and are bulkier as well.
This seems pretty irrelevant to me now, but the principle applies to the vast majority of their products, except the PS3, which I'm hoping will be a better buy than the 360. I'll wait and see though.
posted by joe at 8:13 PM
2 Comments:
You have a DS Lite???? I am SOOOO jealous!! They look so awesome! Ok, so what games do you have? If you say Nintendogs, I'm confiscating your DS on principle.
i went on a binge:
mario kart
world championship poker, kind of lame
trauma surgeon (for the fun of it, really)
GBA:
rebelstar: tactical command
super mario bros advance (SMB 2)
final fantasy IV advance
f-zero GP legends
some others too. the games are cheap... i got 9 for the price of 3 PS2/XBox games.
dude... mario kart online... get a DS lite + Mario kart + DS wifi USB adaptor.
also... new platform Super Mario Bros. for the DS is coming out in mid-May along with the US DS lite release.
I just don't think I'm going to get any sun this summer.
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